Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden and the Civilian Police Oversight Agency don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to lapel cameras.The U.S. Department of Justice found in its investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department that officers were not being disciplined when they violated APD’s lapel camera policy.The agency determines when policy violations occur and recommends discipline to Eden. It reviewed close to 200 civilian complaints in 2014 and found officers violated the lapel camera policy 63 times.Reports obtained by Action 7 News indicate Eden didn’t see it that way. In 16 of those cases Eden didn’t give specific reasons why he didn’t think the policy was violated.Those cases include occurrences when officers came back with only partial footage of an incident, said the cameras malfunctioned or the batteries died, said they forgot to turn them on or were not wearing their cameras.In late 2014, a deputy chief said the policy is too strict and that it is difficult for officers to follow it on every call.The city has been working to revise the lapel camera rules. Until then, the oversight agency said it will work under the current policy.Eden has the final say on if and how officers are disciplined.MOBILE USERS: Tap here for video

The U.S. Department of Justice found in its investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department that officers were not being disciplined when they violated APD’s lapel camera policy.

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The agency determines when policy violations occur and recommends discipline to Eden. It reviewed close to 200 civilian complaints in 2014 and found officers violated the lapel camera policy 63 times.

Reports obtained by Action 7 News indicate Eden didn’t see it that way. In 16 of those cases Eden didn’t give specific reasons why he didn’t think the policy was violated.

Those cases include occurrences when officers came back with only partial footage of an incident, said the cameras malfunctioned or the batteries died, said they forgot to turn them on or were not wearing their cameras.

In late 2014, a deputy chief said the policy is too strict and that it is difficult for officers to follow it on every call.

The city has been working to revise the lapel camera rules. Until then, the oversight agency said it will work under the current policy.